• Registered: 2007-09-20
  • Posts: 137

Topic: UFX3, with Multiface2 as DACs via ADAT

Hi.

I have a possible plan to expand my IO a little.

I currently use 2x Multiface 2 units and a Multiface 1, to give me 24 analogue inputs and 1 SPDIF input.

If I were to use the Multiface 2 units in "Disconnect mode", would I be Able to power them without the PCIe cards and use them to get 16 channels into the UFX3? Ideally, I'd be able to use a SPDIF input somewhere too, but I'm not sure that's actually possible in this scenario.

Never really used disconnect mode. Does it just hard-route the analogue IO via ADAT?

Would this work...? Only gains 2 4 analogue inputs I think, but might be worth me ditching the Sonnet Chassis and not having to aggregate the units.

  • Registered: 2016-06-14
  • Posts: 1,142

Re: UFX3, with Multiface2 as DACs via ADAT

Purusha wrote:

... Does it just hard-route the analogue IO via ADAT?

Hi!
Sadly no. It needs a manual routing in TotalMix. Also this units cannot store the routing after switching them off. I would simply keep the units connected to the computer, but not select them as audio interface for your DAW (or even overall system). The connection would then be only for power delivery on one side and to load the TotalMix routing / mixer state on the other side.

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